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hydraulic components, and locksmith tools and solutions. Its plumbing brands include URREA, Stanza, Orion, and Dica. The company’s business campus in Guadalajara occupies more than 248,900 m2
and continues to grow. 10/9/13
Madariaga was tasked in 2011 with redesigning the machining processes for multiple faucet parts. “We were using three high-quality horizontal machin- ing centers to cut the parts, fixtured two-up, and we were producing about 10 per hour,” he said. “The company needed a process that would allow us to start at lower volume, and increase gradually. We also wanted to reduce the piece cost, and be able to change over quickly, because over time we hope to transition to a high-volume, just-in-time manufacturing operation, to the extent that’s possible in our business. “My policy is to break from the old ways and rules, and use rational think- ing to find a new path,” said Madariaga. “The obvious and standard solutions are not the best for everyone. For ex- ample, one of the German machines we considered needed a day to change the process. We were focused on the best European machines, not the US, but the best solutions are not always in the obvious places.”
The presentation on the ICON ma- chine from the local Hydromat contact came at just the right time, according to Madariaga. “Hydromat assured us the ICON 6-250 machine could easily handle our parts and would surprise us. We visited St. Louis in September, saw the ICON machine in action and evalu- ated the process strategies Hydromat had developed for our parts.”
The ICON 6-250 is capable of having both horizontal and vertical working spindles at the same position. It enables
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